What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
I have been really slow to adopt Blu-ray. In fact, I haven't really adopted it at all. Part of the reason is that my television doesn't support 1080p and my audio/video receiver doesn't support HDMI switching. And without upgrading these additional components, I wouldn't truly be enjoying the Blu-ray experience.
Plus, try telling your wife you need to spend another $2000 replacing your television and audio/video receiver so you can "truly enjoy" the new $200 Blu-ray player you just purchased.
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I love Amazon.com. It's the first place I go to when I am making a purchase. Often, I don't even price compare with other Internet stores because the price and shipping deals offered by Amazon nearly always beat the competition. And even if they don't I know I can always rely on my trusty Amazon Prime free 2-day UPS shipping. You'd think with my fondness for Amazon.com that it would be difficult for them to find new ways to please me. That's what I thought too until I went to Amazon today to buy a Flip Video UltraHD for one… Continue reading...
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Most people budget a new computer purchase by factoring in how much the computer and monitor will cost. Or if they are lucky and can re-use their existing monitor, just the cost of the computer itself. If only it were always that simple. Take for instance the new computer I recently purchased. Because I went from a 32-bit version of Windows XP to a 64-bit version of Windows 7, I incurred a few "hidden" expenses. Don't worry if you don't know what that means. Just know that I went to a new computer that isn't guaranteed to be compatible with… Continue reading...
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There are still people that think Twitter is only good for telling people what you had for breakfast. And while I may be interested in sharing my new favorite bagel flavor, I definitely have found uses for Twitter far beyond breakfast and bagels. For example, recently I was debating whether to purchase one large 27" monitor for my new computer or dual 23" monitors. I decided to throw the debate out to my Twitter followers by posting this tweet: Question: Would you rather have one 27" monitor or two (dual) 23" monitors? I was overwhelmed with the near-instant feedback I… Continue reading...
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Here is this week's roundup of Twitter highlights posted from my Twitter account: new TWTR.Widget({ version: 2, type: 'profile', rpp: 4, interval: 6000, width: 250, height: 300, theme: { shell: { background: '#333333', color: '#ffffff' }, tweets: { background: '#000000', color: '#ffffff', links: '#4aed05' } }, features: { scrollbar: false, loop: false, live: false, hashtags: true, timestamp: true, avatars: false, behavior: 'all' } }).render().setUser('mrnoobie').start(); Antenna out. DIRECTV back in. Packers/Ravens on ESPNHD tonight. Go Pack Go!! 40 min 'til kickoff. Go horse! Heading to the oil can... The priest at our church just told us not to compare the iPhone… Continue reading...
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